Researchers have figured out how to mimic the different shapes of microcompartments found in nature….
Month: December 2012
Substance with promising in vitro anti-cancer effects synthesized: Substance found in tiny amounts in Chinese medicinal herb
In science’s equivalent of ascending Mt. Everest, researchers are reporting success in one of the…
Will climate change cause water conflict?
Climate change plays a secondary role in the origin or aggravation of social conflicts linked…
Relocating elephants fails to decrease human–wildlife conflict: Technique meant to keep animals and humans safe has opposite effects
Human–elephant conflict in Sri Lanka kills more than 70 humans and 200 Asian elephants every…
Cane toads can be stopped
It may be possible to stop the spread of can toads into new areas of…
Emerging virus in raccoons may provide cancer clues
Rare brain tumors emerging among raccoons in Northern California and Oregon may be linked to…
Ultra-short laser pulses control chemical processes
Specially shaped laser pulses can be used to change the state of electrons in a…
Light shed on workings of the body’s immune response
Researchers have discovered that two proteins which are believed to play a key role in…
Frog-in-bucket-of-milk folklore leads to potential new antibiotics
Following up on an ancient Russian way of keeping milk from going sour — by…
Was life inevitable? New paper pieces together metabolism’s beginnings
A new synthesis by two researchers offers a coherent picture of how metabolism, and thus…